Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Productivity Apps - Calendar

Agenda Day 6 on October 23rd - jam packed with Apple apps 
  • Calendar
  • Reminders (if we have time) 
Read about these topics in the FREE Apple User Guide, open the apps and practice. Prepare your questions for our meeting on Wednesday. See our Resources Page for links to the User Guide in Books app and online User Guide. 

Play with the Calendar app and see what you can do by touching every button. Remember Carol has mentioned the [ + ] plus button is often a key to something great. Actually, there are many hidden buttons on your iPhone and iPad. So touch everywhere. 

The native Apple apps are designed to work together, often behind the scenes. And, that is where the magic begins. 

The Calendar app is a key hub for many other Apple apps and ... so it can be intimidating. The functions are the same on iPad and iPhone but the user interface is different do to smaller screen real estate. One trick you will appreciate is rotating your iPhone to landscape mode to see the Week View! Play with Calendar to increase your productivity. Add a location so the Maps app can calculate travel time and give you turn-by-turn directions. Invite someone to the event so it will appear on their Apple device too. 

Play? How about starting with Siri - your personal assistant - and asking 'her' to create an event. Then review the event and make additions and changes. Actually Siri can do all-of-the-above for you. More practice needed. 

Web Articles:

Siri Calendar Commands 

How to Use Calendar with Siri - iMore 

10 Gotta Know Calendar Tips - MacWorld (missing images, text info is good)


Here are some YouTube videos

Creating a Calendar Entry with Siri - Brian Oxley - 1:58
https://youtu.be/gC4rt5Dla9I

(Blind User) How to Use Siri to Schedule an Appointment - 3:33
https://youtu.be/1B0UoZjxelc

How to Create, View, Update, and Cancel Calendar Events Using Siri - 3:03
https://youtu.be/i2gbNa_YnRo

How to Use iPhone Calendar - Rosalind Bell - 6:29
https://youtu.be/5diCbYIJ7k4

iOS 15 Calendar app changes - The Mute Switch - 1:48
https://youtu.be/gsFbZym0yMU

(Mac) How to Get the Most Out of Apple Calendar - Carl Pullein - 10:18
https://youtu.be/r9ozgblmp0o?t=100


Siri - the Guide